H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Monica Seles H2H: 0-9

Monica Seles holds a 9–0 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 6–0 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 2003 Tokyo fourth round 7-5 5-7 6-1.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 – 9
9 main draw meetings
Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 31, 2003* Tokyo WTA 1000 R16 Carpet Monica Seles #9 7-5 5-7 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #28 Match data
Jun 30, 2002* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Monica Seles #4 4-6 6-1 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #30 Match data
Mar 10, 2002* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R16 Hard Monica Seles #9 6-0 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #29 Match data
Oct 6, 2001* Japan Open WTA 250 SF Hard Monica Seles #9 7-5 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #38 Match data
Sep 25, 1999* Tokyo WTA 500 SF Hard Monica Seles #5 6-3 7-6 Ai Sugiyama #28 Match data
Sep 5, 1999* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Monica Seles #4 6-2 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #28 Match data
Nov 13, 1998* Philadelphia WTA 250 R16 Carpet Monica Seles #6 6-3 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #19 Match data
Aug 8, 1998* San Diego WTA 500 QF Hard Monica Seles #6 6-4 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #17 Match data
Aug 1, 1997* San Diego WTA 500 R16 Hard Monica Seles #3 6-4 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 411 362 53.2% 0 0 0 4 2 6
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 578 121 82.7% 9 12 3 7 22 53

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Ai Sugiyama Monica Seles
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,600 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,002 0 1
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,295 1 10
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,443 4 20
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,499 7 30
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,485 8 32
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,487 8 33
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1996 43–8 84.3% #2 2,342 9 38
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,159 9 41
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,174 9 43
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,116 9 44
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2000 51–12 81.0% #4 2,144 9 47
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,127 9 51
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,088 9 53
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,993 9 53
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6 — — — — — — —